| No Peace on Earth
The Christmas season, normally a
tranquil time in which Catholics gather to celebrate the
birth of Christ, has become the stage for People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to attack the Blessed
Mother.
PETA’s onslaught began with a Providence,
Rhode Island billboard that depicts a traditional image
of the Blessed Virgin holding a dead chicken with a caption
reading: “Go vegetarian, it’s an Immaculate
Conception.” The group is planning to continue their
campaign by putting similar billboards in cities across
the nation. (The billboard can be seen on PETA’s website
at: http://www.peta.org)
According to a PETA press release the group
decided to launch its campaign in Rhode Island because it
is the most Catholic state in the union. “I find PETA’s
decision to offend the Blessed Virgin in the nation’s
most Catholic state extremely offensive,” said TFP
Web Editor John Horvat II. “In light of this American
Catholics must react, that is why the TFP is activating
our network of activists to protest this blasphemy.”
The TFP email campaign will be directed
against PETA as well as Murray Outdoor Communications that
rented the billboard space to PETA.
Mr. Horvat chose December 8, feast of the
Immaculate Conception, to launch the e-protest. “Since
this blasphemy is directed against the Blessed Virgin and
specifically against the Immaculate Conception, I can think
of no better way to honor Our Lady than to stand up for
her on her feast.”
Others are troubled that the proponents
of blasphemy are capitalizing on Christmas, traditionally
a time of peace. “Peace is defined by St. Thomas Aquinas
as the tranquility of order,” said James Miller of
TFP Student Action. “Therefore order is a prerequisite
for peace. Until order is reestablished on earth, I guess
we will see no peace on earth, even during Christmastime.”
Help stand up for peace on earth.
There are four ways you can help:
Note: Murray Outdoor Communications
has decided to remove the offensive billboard. However,
you can still send your protest emails to PETA.
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